Tent.



.l. H. BREWER.

TENT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. n 1916.

1,253,)? 6. Patented Jan. 15, 191E;

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

l. H. BREWER.

TENT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. H1916- Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

1. H. BREWER.

TENT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1|. 1916.

1,253,776. Patented Jan. 15,1918

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3- W quth s, novel and Improve 7 .mean

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ifi s rs m eeeeiee ee u on e en 0 101151) e'il 7 p p p {8 uprights or bars C at the closed end of t The overlyin%3porti0ns of the bars A and E and the bars and F areprovided with eoueed extensions or integral pins 5 extending *lengibndiilally from the opposite ends of the corner uprights or. bars C. The opposite ends f the intermediate uprights or! bars D are" also provided attheir opposite ends with the longitudinally dispesed redueedvextenem or integral pins 6' adapted? to be dix'lected flirough suitabl openin s thgi ibm 1 Straddling the -overlying rti'onsof, the lint-seam "are mesmemn mll'y U-sl'laped :0 corner uprightsor bars C are aisddiifeefefi. perportion -ofieach'of the clip'fi'l is p dwitli onex'tended toifom, af'n up stli'ndih hook member ,8 preferably. (:Wnita'ct in gwit the 'adjadeht come'rn htgrliar 25, G and with-l whih" is" eng 1 a an: annular member or ring 9 through w" :the'ba'r) is also directed g 1 a The bars A'adiacent ejntertnediateng, fi fs or barslj area' straddled-by; e go it'ional cl' lfl 'provided with the" up- 00' all deal; that" ea-i3"elite m ul standing hoe 12 preferably contacting with the inner flees-of the uprigl'itsorbars D and through the returned wffieh are tlireadedxheserewe a pile ose to. beharingufter mare A i v V V 7 he meeElbngltudHml iharsBLare also "tlie clips- 14- with the it also coxrt'aeting yttfitlle-mner facts of tire interme atenpfights or bars and having; t retarded 'tllreuglitlieir returned portions the clampfig -s crewsl6-as will also be hereinafter rea T eme" rc s' i h jcli mhlidithe we-pur in of the. clips 4 Have extend *filerethrvu' the extensions D, lwhereb "H el mw s ia threaded through the rings 9 coacting with fe tent. The member M then extends upwar 1S=at e, and is threaded throughfthe rings and transversely adjacent the iipper mar-ban F; as at f. The portions 6 of the flexible memberv M are threaded throu h the ammiw member or -ring 18 I wherein the' sameeflee'lli-vely intersect the dosewend'efimy iinfasoved structure.

enaming aclibithe liookimembers 11 tions 0 and d of the mem er M to: have sliding meveiaew independently of the-conneene me 1 T iien0tes}a ten$ihningmember which comtwo irelwtivelyadinstable members 20 MIMI)! re'lktive longitudinal movement nietfi br 'l 'ere the 'liookmembers 22 engage- 'witbthe geortions a and 0f the fliexihle member-M; w relay it wil? eat once self} evident that upon inward movemen being impafied' to the seclibns'flllireqiiisite strain wet beiihpesed upon thefineniber M and fil e -membersto maintain the various Ba ls of ene mme infessembi'ed relation. It

is alsm'thught" to be clearly obvious that the sectionsto move outwardly 1 suflicient. slack may be attained by theme!!!- ber'MF endthe membe s'M5 as topermit the tent! frame tlo be knocked down or, collapsed.

Thecllimpihgiscrews 12' andld as herein Before iefei-r'edto seiive to prevent the inems 12 ama Iii-may be Caused to direct engage with the. adjacent flexible members so that said members ffxecHy connected thereto. It isalso to be observed. that the hoolimembefsfi? Hate threaded through the ramm d poi-time "thereof the clamping to be noted that the 7 additional openings 25.

provided with I hese are to permit the use'of add1tional intermediate uprights or bars if the requlrements of practice should so necessitate, and

are preferably provided with the openings 38 with which. suitable locking means adapted to be engaged.

As illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10, 1 disclose 5 the upper bar F at the'entrance end of the a tent of substantially a cylindrical or content is shown with the additional openings lcal type and wherein the top and bottom 26 for a similar purpose, it being understood bars A. and B, respectively, are disposed in that the additional uprights or bars which predetermined angular relation and have may be employed in connection with the then adjacent ends overlapping, and coact- 1o entrance end of a tent are to extend down mg with the overlapping portions of the about only one-third of the height of the lower bars A are the hook members 8' of a frame so thatno obstruction will be offered character substantially the same as has been in enterinr the t m; set forth relative to the hook members 8.

Detacha ly engaged with each of the C denotes uprights or vertical bars coacting [5 upper transverse or gross bars F are the Wlth the overlapping POItlOIlS 0f the bars posts 27 ith hi h i d t h bl engaged A. and B' as has been set forth relative to the opposite extremity of the bar G which the uprlglrts or vertical bars C. is adapted to underlie the top wall W of sely engaged. With the upper extenthe tent to produce a Water shed, as is besions 01 pins 5' Of the uprights 01 vertical 20 lieved to be clearly shown in Fig. 2. It bars C are the annular members or is also preferred that this bar G be comrings 17. prised of detachable sections connected one AS herein embodied, the frame afforded to the other by a removable sleeve 28 as has by he bars A, B and C is substantially b t f th l ti t th b r A d B, octagonal in plan and at substantially the 25 It h l b f d f adva ta as axial center of said frame is arranged the illustrated in Fig. 5, to provide the end pornsioning device T. tions of the bars and preferably the hori- As herein disclosed, the tensioning dezontal bars with the marginalrandend rein vlce T comprises a lower plate 39 which, forcement 29 preferably of metal, as it i as disclosed in Fig. 10 of the accompanying :so to be understood that or all ordinary usages w ng' may rest directly upon a support- 96 is my intention to make the several bars ing SU IfQCG, although this is IlOt at all times of wood, although I do not wi h t b u d ressential. It is preferred however that the stood as limiting myself in this respect. plate 39 contactdirectly with the supporting As disclosed in Fig. 7 of the accompany surface so that the tensioning device T may 5 i d in 1 h w y i pr v d te t as also serve as acente'r pole so that the top of being used as a garage and when so thetent may be caused to form an effective ployed the tent is adapted to be disposed Water hed. over the vehicle as ind1cated by V in said 4 denotes a substantially horizontally dis- Fig. 7, and in order to so position the vehicle posed annular member maintained in p 49 it i preferred th t th t nt, or t t r b determined vertical, spaced relation relative uppnded', This may be accomplished in any t0 the plate 39 through the medium Of the manner desired but as herein b di d I interposed rods 41 suitably secured to said employ a conventional crane 30' with which p at 39 and the annular member 40. coacts the flexible member 31 suit bl denotes a verticallydisposed member 45 cured toan end portion ofthe structur swiveled, as at 48, to the plate 39; Adjust- H T r pr nt autho i d u f th ably connected with the upper end of said hicle amply; the elongated member] 32 member 42 for endwise movement is the-rad adapted to; disposed beneath 'lthevehi'cle haying engaged with'its upper portion aft {the iehfasbeen properly position d the d1sk or plate 45 provided adjacent its 5; within 'th', t nt t u tur nd o mfh a periphery with the openings 46 through 116 len th as to have its opposite. end porti which is threaded the fie'xible member M; an Ierli e the lower cross or transverse "bars It is preferred'that the fiexibleinember t re er d p ii inwardly f be continuous and as herein disclosed a' 'er: ea h and the el ngated m mb r 32 h tion of said member as indicated at' zis hingedl connected therewith as at 33, the engaged with the hook members 8 of fa'dfingmembr gacent uprightsor verticalbars G and ex out its buter or upper-end the meintends upwardly, as at {1], through the ria s be1i 34-is providedwith the outwardly and i u s t y lfi i e h l l laterally directed arm 35 arranged tounderhe hook members 8 and thenceinwardlyfas 60 lie an upper cross or tra verse'bafilEand at w, and over the annular member or ringer) T25 above or in advance ofl t'jhe in 55 themernber 34 has hingedly connected therewith, as atefififi i adaptedo merge of. h f am and the plate or di'slr'fl5. By this arrangenient it will be perceived that alternate faces rovided with the fortions the to of an upper cross or trans erse; 66 F. The extremities of the arms 35 and 3.7

tli'tthe portions 3/ of the intermediate faces 

